Great Moravia - research needed

[Rodion Romanovich]

After a lot of discussion, it has been decided that the new faction will be Great Moravia ~:cheers:

But it's not easy to find good info about Great Moravia. Anyone with good links and info to share is welcome to do so in this thread. We need a
- tech tree (buildings will still hold the generic names, but which building levels in the building complexes should they have, and in which levels should the different units be?)
- army list - a. how was the recruitment system divided between militia and core army? b. how was the standard troop type composition in well-known battles fought by Great Moravia? c. ideas for different units, along with appropriate local names
- a short summary on their history, which I can convert into a good faction description for the faction selection screen

[Nacheras]

Hi.

Not a great abstract I know, but I want to give a hand...

Moravia was born around 631 in combat against its rulers, the avars.
Short life because the avars turned to domain moravs later until year 805 AD, when Moravia passed to pay tribute to Charlemagne.

Moimir funds Moravian dukedom at 830. His succesor and nephew Rastislao turn his eyes to Byzancium, which send famous Cyril and Metodius to organice an Ortodox Church in Moravia, with its own liturgic and language.

Catholic Rome answers quickly and agree with Metodius to make him bishop for he turned into catholic preacher. When Metodius dies at 885 AD Moravia loses its particularities.

Emperor Ludovicus Germanicus attacks in several times Moravia, but he cannot conquers it. Finally Svatopluk (nephew of Rastislao) captures his oncle al 870 and send him to Ludovicus, but cannot avoid the war with Eastern German Empire again.
After 4 years of war both sign the peace of Forchheim, in which Svatopulk loss lower Pannonia (874).

Later Svatopluk make happier wars and expand Moravia across moderns Slovaquia, Bohemia and West Hungary. He creates Great Moravia.
At 880 AD Moravia puts itself under the protection of Pope which theoric authority recognize.

At 997 Magyars conquer and destroy Moravia.

[Forgus]

actually the magyars conquered what used to be Pannonia in the summer of 900, and secured the whole carpatian basin in 907. Must have been a typo.~:cool:
By the way Moravia was not destroyed then... In some state it prevailed until 955 when they were conquered by the Czechs.

[caesar44]

[QUOTE=LegioXXXUlpiaVictrix]After a lot of discussion, it has been decided that the new faction will be Great Moravia ~:cheers:


:bigcry: :bigcry: , I just knew it !

Still - http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/texasczech/Slav%20Origins/Political%20Structues.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/texasczech/Slav%20Origins/Aristocracy.htm
http://www.czeckitout.com/tjeck_history2.htm

Map and symbol - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Great_Slovakian_Empire.JPG
A book - http://www.moesbooks.com/cgi-bin/moe/11340.html